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obamacare. >> one of the other problems that has been arising. if the side is far from fixed, forms people are filling out, people are thinking they are enrolled when they are not. >> that's going to be a huge problem. the obama administration has been focussing on the first half of the website. the half that the consumer will see. like you said, you go and look at your plans, and send your application in. you think of the website, the second half being where the application goes from your computer to the insurance company. they know your name, social security number and whether they paid your premium. that half is not working as well as anyone hoped, the obama administration or the insurance companies. they are concerned that you, as the consumer will thing you have coverage, but if the information didn't get through, you are not covered. the administration are working on the problem, trying to get it repaired. they don't provide specifics in conference calls. it's definitely something to watch for. it could be a problem if it's not repaired by
obamacare. >> one of the other problems that has been arising. if the side is far from fixed, forms people are filling out, people are thinking they are enrolled when they are not. >> that's going to be a huge problem. the obama administration has been focussing on the first half of the website. the half that the consumer will see. like you said, you go and look at your plans, and send your application in. you think of the website, the second half being where the application goes...
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what are your thoughts on obamacare? [laughter] too many questions. i had to ask you three. >> i may need a couple hours. it is unraveling on its own effects. i was telling jonathan that i think it is not that government is inherently stupid, although that is a debatable point. [laughter] it is that they do not get the right incentives. the business would be run this way because you would be run out of business immediately. we have put into law perverse incentives. people who had cheap insurance no longer can buy that. it is what they could afford and that is the only way they had it. i was one of them. i used to have family coverage for five people, for $5,000. a $5,000 deductible. in obamacare, you can have a higher detectable and still pay $20,000 because there is a mandate built into it. the problem is the insurance company is never going to offer those policies again because they are told within a year, if you delay it for year, then in a year everyone will be forced to buy the new policies, which are more expensive. let's say you sell bread and
what are your thoughts on obamacare? [laughter] too many questions. i had to ask you three. >> i may need a couple hours. it is unraveling on its own effects. i was telling jonathan that i think it is not that government is inherently stupid, although that is a debatable point. [laughter] it is that they do not get the right incentives. the business would be run this way because you would be run out of business immediately. we have put into law perverse incentives. people who had cheap...
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jennifer, a lot of talk about the improvement of the obamacare website. is it really and dramatically in better shape. >> the administration says it's better. can handle up to 800,000 people in one day. we saw today that the site was down, queueing people for a number of hours in the middle of the day. the concern is whether it will sustain the crush of people that is expected. >> we were given graphs showing the system was stable. up from the 40s in early november. how are they judging success. experts say the system uptime is still way blow industry standards that would be considered on unacceptable disaster for the private sector. >> if you compare this to how much amazon works, it's not a success. the administration set the bar at having the website working for the vast majority of the users. it's a swishy bar to meet. they said this weekend that they had met it. the real charge will be when it comes, and they can't test people going on the website at one time. that will be the real test. >> kathleen sebelius, secretary of the department of the health
jennifer, a lot of talk about the improvement of the obamacare website. is it really and dramatically in better shape. >> the administration says it's better. can handle up to 800,000 people in one day. we saw today that the site was down, queueing people for a number of hours in the middle of the day. the concern is whether it will sustain the crush of people that is expected. >> we were given graphs showing the system was stable. up from the 40s in early november. how are they...
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about how folks can sign up. >> we know that obamacare is still plagued with problems. >> the experience that people are having under this new law, it runs counter to the happy talk we see appearing out of the white house. >> right now what this law is doing is helping folks, and we're just getting started with the exchanges. >> it was a nightmare. they offered coverage for myself, my
about how folks can sign up. >> we know that obamacare is still plagued with problems. >> the experience that people are having under this new law, it runs counter to the happy talk we see appearing out of the white house. >> right now what this law is doing is helping folks, and we're just getting started with the exchanges. >> it was a nightmare. they offered coverage for myself, my
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>> under obamacare? >> right. so, in the exchanges, there are people who are offering narrower networks under the new law, right? for -- and you pay less for those plans. you can pay more for a plan that has a larger network. that is -- that is the issue here. there are choices in the market. people are paying more for better benefits. now, i think a really important point here is that the vast majority of people in the insurance exchanges have never had health insurance before. so, you're not -- they're having a new choice here, which expands health care coverage for them. there are some people who had health insurance who are going into the exchanges and they face an option here, which is just like conservatives have been telling us for a long time, you should have options, and if you want more expensive care, you should pay for it yourself. that is the situation we get here. >> i get the point. i don't think there's any question if you're currently uninsured, you can get health insurance coverage you're better
>> under obamacare? >> right. so, in the exchanges, there are people who are offering narrower networks under the new law, right? for -- and you pay less for those plans. you can pay more for a plan that has a larger network. that is -- that is the issue here. there are choices in the market. people are paying more for better benefits. now, i think a really important point here is that the vast majority of people in the insurance exchanges have never had health insurance before. so,...
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thicks that amazes me about education and government in general and if you look at other rollout of obamacare, you understand that our underinvestment in technology in many cases cripples us. as we move toward common core. i was not one of the founders of the cob accept. but i will tell you this. i embrace it more more importantly my embraces of it. 72 fortunate of teachers embrace it. really only about 12% reject it. the teachers that studied it and thought about it and doing the preparatory work over the last intervening year since 2010 are getting it. and do believe that concentrating on fewer thing but going deeper concentrating on critical thinking is the right way go. i have to say additionally on this you have a legislative battle. you have a new legislative package. you have a new common core. you have a new evaluation system. indian people think they are drinking out of a fire host in connecticut. it's not easy. i think that has to be made clear. once we get through this. we're going to have a clear road of higher achievement in our schools. we'll get away from what i said earlier. t
thicks that amazes me about education and government in general and if you look at other rollout of obamacare, you understand that our underinvestment in technology in many cases cripples us. as we move toward common core. i was not one of the founders of the cob accept. but i will tell you this. i embrace it more more importantly my embraces of it. 72 fortunate of teachers embrace it. really only about 12% reject it. the teachers that studied it and thought about it and doing the preparatory...
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what are your thoughts on obamacare? too many questions. i had to ask you three. >> i may need a couple hours. it is unraveling on its own effects. i was telling jonathan that i think it is not that government is inherently stupid, although that is a debatable point. it is that they do not get the right incentives. the business would be run this way because you would be run out of business immediately. we have put into law perverse incentives. people who had cheap insurance no longer can buy that. it is what they could afford and that is the only way they had it. i was one of them. i used to have family coverage for five people, for $5,000. a $5,000 deductible. in obamacare, you can have a higher detectable and still pay $20,000 because there is a mandate built into it. the problem is the insurance company is never going to offer those policies again because they are told within a year, if you delay it for year, then in a year everyone will be forced to buy the new policies, which are more expensive. let's say you sell bread and you sell fo
what are your thoughts on obamacare? too many questions. i had to ask you three. >> i may need a couple hours. it is unraveling on its own effects. i was telling jonathan that i think it is not that government is inherently stupid, although that is a debatable point. it is that they do not get the right incentives. the business would be run this way because you would be run out of business immediately. we have put into law perverse incentives. people who had cheap insurance no longer can...
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he criticized the obamacare websites security functions. i want to play you a bit of that clip now and get your comments. guest: completely not. well overstated. they have made progress and brought in private sector folks to try to get the functionality up. it still does not function right. their own cio said he believed if they had the ability to get up to 80% functionality, that would be a good day for them. the functionality is right, but here is the most important part of this discussion no one talks about. the security of the site and the private information does not meet even the minimal standards of the private sector. that concerns me. i do not care if you are for or against it, republican or democrat, we should not tolerate the sheer level of incompetence securing this site. remember how much personal information is not only there, but all of the sites the hub accesses would expose americans personal information in a way rest taking week that. host: explain some of the security issues the congressman was talking about in that issue
he criticized the obamacare websites security functions. i want to play you a bit of that clip now and get your comments. guest: completely not. well overstated. they have made progress and brought in private sector folks to try to get the functionality up. it still does not function right. their own cio said he believed if they had the ability to get up to 80% functionality, that would be a good day for them. the functionality is right, but here is the most important part of this discussion no...
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there is new concerns about alleged discriminatory practices under obamacare. as you know the affordable care act says no one can be denied health insurance due to preexisting conditions but according to a new report insurance companies are now devising ways to discourage sick people from signing up. jon: some much those new health plans require patients to pay for as much as 50% of the cost of their medicine. the expensive stuff they need to treat chronic illnesses like hiv. let's bring in our panel. a.b. stoddard, associate editor, columnist for "the hill." stephen hayes, senior writer to "the weekly standard" and fox news contributor. how do they find a way to get around what obamacare is supposed to say about this? >> well, the problem is, that even though the insurance companies were made to take now the sick and the risky doesn't mean they're not supposed to stop balancing risks. so as they give somebody over here a free preventative screening and somebody over there new access to health care, there is the sick person somewhere who needs very expensive me
there is new concerns about alleged discriminatory practices under obamacare. as you know the affordable care act says no one can be denied health insurance due to preexisting conditions but according to a new report insurance companies are now devising ways to discourage sick people from signing up. jon: some much those new health plans require patients to pay for as much as 50% of the cost of their medicine. the expensive stuff they need to treat chronic illnesses like hiv. let's bring in our...
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for insurance, as well as streetlightsing the subsidies and credit for those who need help gems their obamacare. healthcare is a fifth of our new, economy, and it might be difficult or unwise to trust the irs handling obamacare. there will be a lot more of the battle. >> carl, thank you. nice to see you. if you want to remember some of your best experiences, listen up. and not take so much -- so many pictures of yourself. instagraming could mess up your memory. next, what this new study suggests about memory and all those photos that were taken, and, >>> if you're one of those folks at a birthday of wedding snaping photos and uploading them to facebook or instaff gramp you've might want to think again. constantly taking pictures may keep your brain from remembering what really happened. the researchers call it the photo-taking impairment effect. ptie. the study appears in the journal of psychological science. dr. cooper lawrence is a psychologist and joins us now with another study to which i go -- >> ow always roll your eyes at studies. >> this one is dumb. i get it. the idea is we have pictur
for insurance, as well as streetlightsing the subsidies and credit for those who need help gems their obamacare. healthcare is a fifth of our new, economy, and it might be difficult or unwise to trust the irs handling obamacare. there will be a lot more of the battle. >> carl, thank you. nice to see you. if you want to remember some of your best experiences, listen up. and not take so much -- so many pictures of yourself. instagraming could mess up your memory. next, what this new study...
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just look at obamacare as an example. and then the third reason the republican party does have a branding problem -- they've had one for years, and i have been screaming to the top of my voice to whoever will listen in the republican party, you need to fix it, there's a way to fix it. just look at the most recent example. the rnc sent out a flier to some of its members talking about potential 2016 presidential candidates. do you know what they had in common? they all have been on tv and in the media a lot, and they were all white. martha: uh-huh. >> where was alan west? where was dr. ben carson? and have they ruled out the possibility that i might consider another run? [laughter] that's part of their branding problem, martha. of. martha: i hear what you're saying. a lot of folks look at what's going on with obamacare, and they say that for republicans, for your side this is a golden opportunity. but others look at it and say all thai doing is bashing the program -- they're doing is bashing the program. and granted, i thin
just look at obamacare as an example. and then the third reason the republican party does have a branding problem -- they've had one for years, and i have been screaming to the top of my voice to whoever will listen in the republican party, you need to fix it, there's a way to fix it. just look at the most recent example. the rnc sent out a flier to some of its members talking about potential 2016 presidential candidates. do you know what they had in common? they all have been on tv and in the...
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in chief for obamacare. democrats and the president are expected to have a coordinated effort in pushing healthcare.gov. --e is a congressman's tweet what do you think about the rollout of healthcare.gov enter the president fire somebody? betty in albuquerque, new mexico. democrat. thank you for accepting my call. this particular congress that we now -- i believe the th -- hasnd 12 -- 112 title of the greatest do-nothing congress in the history of the united states. they have been held hostage by a small group of people. those group of people refer to as the tea party. they have been led by the most the housepeaker of probably in the nation's history -- mr. john boehner. obama should not fire anyone. the people who should be fired in congress. they have over and over -- over voted to repeal this has already been deemed the law of the land. useless spending the taxpayers money in the most useless of -- these are the people who should go and they will go come the midterms. president should not fire anybody. to
in chief for obamacare. democrats and the president are expected to have a coordinated effort in pushing healthcare.gov. --e is a congressman's tweet what do you think about the rollout of healthcare.gov enter the president fire somebody? betty in albuquerque, new mexico. democrat. thank you for accepting my call. this particular congress that we now -- i believe the th -- hasnd 12 -- 112 title of the greatest do-nothing congress in the history of the united states. they have been held hostage...
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the government is doing this and obama is doing that in obamacare is terrible. so those were the guys that i wanted to talk to because those were the guys with the ideas. so i went up to this one table and said, i picked up a pamphlet and said, is the sewers? and three or four guys are standing around and sort of talking and they looked at me kind of suspiciously. >> no offense, but you sound like what you are. >> yes, of course. >> you sound like a new york guy. >> yes, i am a brooklyn, jewish sociologist. >> feminist. >> yes, picu. [laughter] >> so i'm not going to take some accent. >> could you even do it if he tried? >> i doubt it. [laughter] >> so i said to them -- they said, who are you? and i said that i am actually an academic researcher and i am doing research on these organizations and trying to understand this and a bunch of them said okay, and i just said, look. i don't get it. i want to understand how you guys see the coast and the world and your worldview. and i will not convince you. what off the table. but why i want to understand is to know how
the government is doing this and obama is doing that in obamacare is terrible. so those were the guys that i wanted to talk to because those were the guys with the ideas. so i went up to this one table and said, i picked up a pamphlet and said, is the sewers? and three or four guys are standing around and sort of talking and they looked at me kind of suspiciously. >> no offense, but you sound like what you are. >> yes, of course. >> you sound like a new york guy. >> yes,...
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, you know, best face of the branding around obamacare that he can, because next year is an election year and it is so critical, and millions of americans are losing their health insurance this january 1st and they need to get signed up into obamacare quickly. >> but if they get a lot of people, if they get millions of americans signed up, the web site is working better, can't they undo that -- >> what is really interesting is republicans we all know the web spite is going to get fixed. the technology is going to eventually happen what we are do yotalking about now is the acces and affordability of obamacare. people's premiums are likely to go up, people's deductibles are going to go up, the access around to getting to their doctor is going to be troublesome and i think that is what you will see, along with the security and lack thereof of the exchanges. >> woodruff: so woodhouse, you hear what he is saying, either the web site is fixed and working very well, it is the other parts of this law that are going to create problems. >> well, judy, these are just scare tactics, remember you
, you know, best face of the branding around obamacare that he can, because next year is an election year and it is so critical, and millions of americans are losing their health insurance this january 1st and they need to get signed up into obamacare quickly. >> but if they get a lot of people, if they get millions of americans signed up, the web site is working better, can't they undo that -- >> what is really interesting is republicans we all know the web spite is going to get...
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so first, the obamacare suspension. july 2, 2013 just before the long weekend, the obama administration announced over a blog post that the president would unilaterally suspend the employer mandate of obamacare notwithstanding the command of the law the statute is perfectly clear it provides that the provisions become effective on january 1, 2014. the post makes no mention in the statutory deadline. this raises the question of what it means to take care that the law would be faithfully executed to add to give the president broad discretion about how to best deploy the resources and at the scope of that discussion can be the subject of legitimate debate. but this isn't a calibration of executive resources. this is wholesale suspension of the law of the statutory command to the contrary. whatever it may mean to take care that they be faithfully executed it simply cannot mean declining to execute the law at all. now, the president's remarks on this issue are striking. a few months ago he said he would actually prefer to si
so first, the obamacare suspension. july 2, 2013 just before the long weekend, the obama administration announced over a blog post that the president would unilaterally suspend the employer mandate of obamacare notwithstanding the command of the law the statute is perfectly clear it provides that the provisions become effective on january 1, 2014. the post makes no mention in the statutory deadline. this raises the question of what it means to take care that the law would be faithfully executed...
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tonight, why america's youth is tuning the president out. >>> the obamacare web site, bull's eye for hackers. >> doesn't appear that any security was built into the site itself at all. >> the serious privacy risks that come with signing up for health care. >>> plus, students who used to get straight a's now struggling in class. why common core is not making the grade.
tonight, why america's youth is tuning the president out. >>> the obamacare web site, bull's eye for hackers. >> doesn't appear that any security was built into the site itself at all. >> the serious privacy risks that come with signing up for health care. >>> plus, students who used to get straight a's now struggling in class. why common core is not making the grade.
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in short, it's obamacare. in short, it's climate change regulation. and the method for doing it is presidential rule by fiat. the other side decided that there were no long -- that they were no longer willing to play by the rules that they established in 2006 and that they pioneered in that year when we had a republican president and a republican majority in the senate. they lost the debate, so they changed the rules of the game a couple weeks ago in the middle of the fourth quarter of the game. they triggered the so-called nuclear option because salvaging obamacare and insulating cap-and-trade fee increases from meaningful judicial review were just too important ideological battles that this administration wanted to get done one way or the other. but as i said, the end games for this scheme has been clear ever since it was formulated. so i wasn't surprised to read media accounts confirming the reasons democrats broke the senate rules in order to get these nominees confirmed. for instance, on november 3 -- 23, "the hill" newspaper ran an article with
in short, it's obamacare. in short, it's climate change regulation. and the method for doing it is presidential rule by fiat. the other side decided that there were no long -- that they were no longer willing to play by the rules that they established in 2006 and that they pioneered in that year when we had a republican president and a republican majority in the senate. they lost the debate, so they changed the rules of the game a couple weeks ago in the middle of the fourth quarter of the...
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margaret carlson and ramesh ponnuru debate obamacare's revival. we begin the program with the former secretary of state, dr. madeleine albright. thank you for being with us madame secretary. , >> good to be with you. >> you paid ib
margaret carlson and ramesh ponnuru debate obamacare's revival. we begin the program with the former secretary of state, dr. madeleine albright. thank you for being with us madame secretary. , >> good to be with you. >> you paid ib
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if you still don't like obamacare, i know you don't. even though it's built on market-place idea and choice and competition and private sector. you should explain how sectly you cut costs and cover more people and make insurance more secure. you owe it to the american people to tell us what you are for. not just what you're against. [applause] [applause] that way we can have a vigorous and meaningful debate. that's what the american people deserve. that's what the times demand. it's not enough anymore to just say we should get our government out of the way and let the unfettered market take care of them. for our experience tells us that is just not true. look, i've never believed that government can solve every problem. or should. and neither do you. we know that ultimately our strength is grounded in our people. individuals out there striving, working. making things happen. it depends on community. a rich and generous sense of community. that's what the core what happens happens here at the arc here every day. you understand turning ba
if you still don't like obamacare, i know you don't. even though it's built on market-place idea and choice and competition and private sector. you should explain how sectly you cut costs and cover more people and make insurance more secure. you owe it to the american people to tell us what you are for. not just what you're against. [applause] [applause] that way we can have a vigorous and meaningful debate. that's what the american people deserve. that's what the times demand. it's not enough...
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now they are coming up with this obamacare and obamacare will be just like medicare, where no doctors and hospitals want this health insurance because the federal government will not pay the bills for these elderly people. for example, my father was in the hospital with pneumonia. my dad was on his deathbed. they came in three days later, and medicare said they would not pay another penny for my dad to get him out of the hospital. they came in and told my dad, he has to pack his stuff and get out. i had to bring my dad home and nurse back to health. obamacare will come in and be just like that. people in the country will be in the hospital, sick, and the federal government will not pay for this hospitalization. these people will be out sick because they will not pay the bills. guest: it does expand medicaid for some people but for some it will be private insurance plans. with medicare, i'm sure that medicare when it was created in the 1960's, we had the baby boom generation, and all of a sudden they are medicare-eligible. for more people on medicare, living longer, and that has contri
now they are coming up with this obamacare and obamacare will be just like medicare, where no doctors and hospitals want this health insurance because the federal government will not pay the bills for these elderly people. for example, my father was in the hospital with pneumonia. my dad was on his deathbed. they came in three days later, and medicare said they would not pay another penny for my dad to get him out of the hospital. they came in and told my dad, he has to pack his stuff and get...
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i know people call this law obamacare. and that's okay. because they do care. [laughter] i do. i care about you. i care about families. i care about america. [applause] no matter how much i care, the truth is that for your friends and family, the most important source of information is not going to be me. it is going to be you. they are going to trust you if you're taking them on a website walk in the spirit come to seem like the price are able to get, benefits, that is what makes the difference. if your student body pressed back, set up a conference on campus. if you work at a nonprofit, open your doors. use your e-mail list to help people learn the facts. if you've got a radio show, spread the word on air. if you're a bartender, have a happy hours and probably get health insurance because a lot of bartenders don't have it. put something on your facebook or in supreme. you can tweet using the hash tag to get covered. do whatever it takes to make sure people have the information they need to make the decision that is right for them. if you're in a state that has its own state e
i know people call this law obamacare. and that's okay. because they do care. [laughter] i do. i care about you. i care about families. i care about america. [applause] no matter how much i care, the truth is that for your friends and family, the most important source of information is not going to be me. it is going to be you. they are going to trust you if you're taking them on a website walk in the spirit come to seem like the price are able to get, benefits, that is what makes the...
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back in 2010, cbs chief actuary did a report on the impact of obamacare to medicare advantage. he wrote and i quote we estimate that in 2017 -- i know you touched on this, but elaborate, please. we estimate that in 2017 when the m.a. provisions will be fully phased in enrollment in medicare advantage plans will be lower i about 50%, does this track with your own analysis of these cuts of? >> apps alluded. as you for today medicare advantage is a high quality program, very popular. even more popular nationwide. the senior population is rising 10,000 beneficiaries every day. one would expect that if nothing else changed you would see more enrollment, a lot more. we are going to see less. what's changed is a financial foundation, the cuts under a maple make it impossible for plans to survive and those that survive will have to change the networks and their benefits and the cost-sharing in ways that seniors will find under struggle. the net result will be less availability of medicare advantage. >> next question for you. some democrats have been pushing the accountable care organiz
back in 2010, cbs chief actuary did a report on the impact of obamacare to medicare advantage. he wrote and i quote we estimate that in 2017 -- i know you touched on this, but elaborate, please. we estimate that in 2017 when the m.a. provisions will be fully phased in enrollment in medicare advantage plans will be lower i about 50%, does this track with your own analysis of these cuts of? >> apps alluded. as you for today medicare advantage is a high quality program, very popular. even...
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obamacare is hitting a high note with some professional musicians. but first let's took at the temperatures across the nation today. >>> good morning, 40 degrees two days agoteens today. ahead of the front we have 60s and 70s, but those will moderate over the next couple of days. rapid city in the single digits for temperatures but sustained winds in the 30 mile an hour range make it feel like almost minus 30 degrees. and more of that cold air will sink in to place as we get into thursday and friday as the front moves along. that will sink southward and slowly eastward too. some temperature drops by the weekend, but look as we get into the next couple of days. minneapolis i in the 30s today. by this weekend, friday, saturday will hover right around zero in some cases. back to you. >> nicole, thank you. undocumented immigrants may now g get driver's licenses. supports of the law say about 250,000 undocumented immigrants are already driving in the state. the new law requires them to take driving tests and buy insurance. >>> the house passes the first f
obamacare is hitting a high note with some professional musicians. but first let's took at the temperatures across the nation today. >>> good morning, 40 degrees two days agoteens today. ahead of the front we have 60s and 70s, but those will moderate over the next couple of days. rapid city in the single digits for temperatures but sustained winds in the 30 mile an hour range make it feel like almost minus 30 degrees. and more of that cold air will sink in to place as we get into...
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dennis: what is the bad effect obamacare is having? i thought medicare was a separate government program for the elderly. >> it is and it should be and not one dime of money should be taken out of medicare to pay for a whole new entitlement program called the affordable care act 300 and middle-aged people. it is almost criminal to do that, to take something like $750 billion out of the medicare program which is already struggling and start creating a whole new entitlement program. let's fix one before we create another, clearly this obamacare is a failure but we need to continue to strengthen medicare, something like 29% of seniors choose medicare advantage yet we took $300 billion out of that program and i guarantee you in the next couple years you are going to see health insurance companies getting completely out of medicare part c, private medicare and -- dennis: i saw the new york times article saying this is the biggest redistribution of wealth our country has ever tackled. tell us -- it is the bill you filed related to senator ha
dennis: what is the bad effect obamacare is having? i thought medicare was a separate government program for the elderly. >> it is and it should be and not one dime of money should be taken out of medicare to pay for a whole new entitlement program called the affordable care act 300 and middle-aged people. it is almost criminal to do that, to take something like $750 billion out of the medicare program which is already struggling and start creating a whole new entitlement program. let's...
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one of the biggest ones is this 3.8% surtax, obamacare tax. investment income over -- if you have $250,000 of adjusted gross income you will be impacted by this on your net investment income and that investment income and closes rent and royalties as well. tracy: if i make $250,000 i worry about this and the next step is to figure out my net investment income and you are saying it is important to make sure your neck is zero. >> difficult to make it zero and that is not actually a goal. but if you have a lot of capital gains, look at your portfolio and say do i have any losses in my portfolio? if you saw losses in your portfolio, as long as you stay out of that security for 30 days and there are strategies to do that, sell it before the end of the year to offset those capital gains with that loss. tracy: you are referring to if you want to buy it back, buy it back but get a tax loss for the time being. other things we could do, we talk retirement contributions, all before year end. >> charitable contributions if you make charitable contribution
one of the biggest ones is this 3.8% surtax, obamacare tax. investment income over -- if you have $250,000 of adjusted gross income you will be impacted by this on your net investment income and that investment income and closes rent and royalties as well. tracy: if i make $250,000 i worry about this and the next step is to figure out my net investment income and you are saying it is important to make sure your neck is zero. >> difficult to make it zero and that is not actually a goal....
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do you still want to fix obamacare, really? a doctor joins us to tell us what really needs to happen to improve health care and access to it. so much for obamacare. join us tonight at 7:00 easte eastern. stuart: all she wanted was to sell mistletoe so she could save up enough money to pay for her braces, but 11-year-old madison root was told by a security guard she could not sell mistletoe next to the foun in downtown portland because of city laws. she suggested that she beg on a street to cover her costs. charles? >> it really is a shame. it is heartbreaking and listen, forget about the entrepreneurial spirit. stuart: up to that point she sold seven bags for five bucks. and my son went through the same thing. he was selling candy at school and a teacher saw him at a big event and made him give back the money and i mean, this kid is still livid over that. the good news for madison, after the story got out. a man called and bought 30 bags and another donated $1,000 for the braces fund. and when the country says begging is a bett
do you still want to fix obamacare, really? a doctor joins us to tell us what really needs to happen to improve health care and access to it. so much for obamacare. join us tonight at 7:00 easte eastern. stuart: all she wanted was to sell mistletoe so she could save up enough money to pay for her braces, but 11-year-old madison root was told by a security guard she could not sell mistletoe next to the foun in downtown portland because of city laws. she suggested that she beg on a street to...
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he is pivoting to one aspect of the obamacare to another. getting away from the website and problems that plagued and props insurance companies are still not getting they say is 100% accurate from the website, that is known as back end problems. they had to delay the online exchange if you were a small business, some of the other problems, and now the president and white house will sell the benefits of obamacare. in fact they say there are some benefits they can do it daily until december 23rd which is the deadline for signing up for obamacare if you want coverage by january 1st. that effort begins shortly here at the white house. meanwhile republicans continue attacking it. >> the white house wants to claim that governor governor is now working. we know that obama care is still plagued with problems. -- healthcare.gov. every american deserves relief from it. >> yesterday, we were told over one million americans logged on to the website to shop again. this is after two months of trashing of the website and two months of efforts by our collea
he is pivoting to one aspect of the obamacare to another. getting away from the website and problems that plagued and props insurance companies are still not getting they say is 100% accurate from the website, that is known as back end problems. they had to delay the online exchange if you were a small business, some of the other problems, and now the president and white house will sell the benefits of obamacare. in fact they say there are some benefits they can do it daily until december 23rd...
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you said, you think that obamacare is bad and the implementation of the common core is far worse. who is to blame and anyone stepping up to fix this? >> i am not a big believer in this. i am a union leader and i could easily say, this one, this one, this one. if we are not rolling up our sleeves and actually engaging, then we are in the same debate over who cares about kids. i care about kids, no, i care about kids. that is a debate we are having. let me just say, this is what i think is happened. we do education policy by precedent. i think the governor and the state she's right about saying, let's figure out a set of standards that are aligned to what kids need to know about the global economy. they move pretty fast about it. we were engaged with them and brought a lot of teachers to critique the materials and things like that. that is what matters. the public was not involved, parents were not involved, districts were not involved. it felt like, because of the speed at which it went, and because the federal government incentivized through race to the top. -- the race to the top
you said, you think that obamacare is bad and the implementation of the common core is far worse. who is to blame and anyone stepping up to fix this? >> i am not a big believer in this. i am a union leader and i could easily say, this one, this one, this one. if we are not rolling up our sleeves and actually engaging, then we are in the same debate over who cares about kids. i care about kids, no, i care about kids. that is a debate we are having. let me just say, this is what i think is...
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obamacare. in fact, when the millions of americans currently losing their health care plans try to log on will be care.gov, they met with drastically increased emiums, skyrocketing out-of-pocket cost, and reduced access to the doctors and hospitals they know. these problems are in direct contrast to the repeated promises made by the president. my constituents are rightly concerned with these broken promises and they are regularly contacting me and my office to voice their concerns. for instance, gillian in sparta, tennessee, wrote to me, and i quote, every year in the past my health care insurance has increased by small percentages. sometimes 5%, sometimes by 7%. this past week i received my new premiums for 2014. hey increased by 250%. same plan, same coverage, same insurance company, she said. and gillian isn't alone. nearly three times as many americans say they have been hurt rather than helped by the obamacare. according to a recent poll. this from a law that the president promised would lo
obamacare. in fact, when the millions of americans currently losing their health care plans try to log on will be care.gov, they met with drastically increased emiums, skyrocketing out-of-pocket cost, and reduced access to the doctors and hospitals they know. these problems are in direct contrast to the repeated promises made by the president. my constituents are rightly concerned with these broken promises and they are regularly contacting me and my office to voice their concerns. for...
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you said, you think that obamacare is bad and the implementation of the common core is far worse. who is to blame and anyone stepping up to fix this? >> i am not a big believer in this. i am a union leader and i could easily say, this one, this one, this one. if we are not rolling up our sleeves and actually engaging, then we are in the same debate over who cares about kids. i care about kids, no, i care about kids. that is a debate we are having. let me just say, this is what i think is happened. we do education policy by precedent. i think the governor and the state she's right about saying, let's figure out a set of standards that are aligned to what kids need to know about the global economy. they move pretty fast about it. we were engaged with them and brought a lot of teachers to critique the materials and things like that. that is what matters. the public was not involved, parents were not involved, districts were not involved. it felt like, because of the speed at which it went, and because the federal government incentivized through the race to the top, it became toxic. a
you said, you think that obamacare is bad and the implementation of the common core is far worse. who is to blame and anyone stepping up to fix this? >> i am not a big believer in this. i am a union leader and i could easily say, this one, this one, this one. if we are not rolling up our sleeves and actually engaging, then we are in the same debate over who cares about kids. i care about kids, no, i care about kids. that is a debate we are having. let me just say, this is what i think is...
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this is coupled with obamacare, which is a total nightmare. i premium has gone up. this is ridiculous. what is usually created is the new underclass, the educated poor. the man does not care about free enterprise. wants government in charge of everything. it is a different philosophy than a republican would have. that if romney were elected, we would be coming out of this by now. with all this government regulation and the government goes -- the government knows best and comes first, as sky has never worked hard. arrogant,most polarizing, racist president we have ever had. the only people making excuses for him are the morally weak and politically correct liberal white apologists and the plaque -- and the black racists in the name of political correctness. everyone else is realistic enough to see the frog has dissipated and this guy is a total fraud. he will go down as one of the worst presidents this country has ever had. he does not care about the pain the americans are going through. >> joe from new york, good morning. caller: good morning. thank bush.to he was r
this is coupled with obamacare, which is a total nightmare. i premium has gone up. this is ridiculous. what is usually created is the new underclass, the educated poor. the man does not care about free enterprise. wants government in charge of everything. it is a different philosophy than a republican would have. that if romney were elected, we would be coming out of this by now. with all this government regulation and the government goes -- the government knows best and comes first, as sky has...
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weaken public sector unions as well as to make the affordable care act or obamacare more difficult to implement these are all conservative priorities but passing model bills that could become laws down the road is only one priority this year for alec the other is mending fences as the guardian reported this week alec is facing a fund raising crisis after hundreds of lawmakers and dozens of corporations left the organization over controversy created by alex support of stand your ground laws and voter id laws it's reported that alec is facing a one point four million dollar budget hole this year and has launched a new initiative known as the prodigal son project to lure corporations and their donations back into the organization. but there's little concern on the faces of members in the halls around here who dined together on flay and will later vote together on corporate friendly laws in bold in by the dysfunction down the street in congress alec is taking the responsibility of governing into their own hands and that is exactly how corporate america wants it in washington d.c. sam sach
weaken public sector unions as well as to make the affordable care act or obamacare more difficult to implement these are all conservative priorities but passing model bills that could become laws down the road is only one priority this year for alec the other is mending fences as the guardian reported this week alec is facing a fund raising crisis after hundreds of lawmakers and dozens of corporations left the organization over controversy created by alex support of stand your ground laws and...
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other people up for election going to say i'm doubling down on obamacare? >> they've got to because their political lively hoods depend on it. they ran on it. many of them said if you like your health care plan you can keep it, of course we know that is not true. what they doubled down on yesterday is they said the republicans showed you stories about people who lost their coverage. they're heartbreaking, but look at this person, they got coverage for the first time ever and isn't that great. republicans are going to continue the drumbeat it is a bad law with bad consequences. organizing for action, the president is going to help you division, encourages people to apply by the first of the, of next year. and here is what they have just -- >> here's their slogan. >> apply, shop, buy. >> but it's backwards. shouldn't you shop before you apply or buy? >> it's more like try, try, try. >> here we go. this on our facebook page. that is the government's slogan. apply, shop, buy. that is supposed to propel us to jump into the exchanges or jump into obamacare. the q
other people up for election going to say i'm doubling down on obamacare? >> they've got to because their political lively hoods depend on it. they ran on it. many of them said if you like your health care plan you can keep it, of course we know that is not true. what they doubled down on yesterday is they said the republicans showed you stories about people who lost their coverage. they're heartbreaking, but look at this person, they got coverage for the first time ever and isn't that...
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you told the national association writers, you think the obamacare compensation is bad. the implication of the common core is far worse. who is to blame and is anyone stepping up to fix it? >> i'm not a big believer in blame. i'm a big believer -- and let me say what. i'm a union leader. i could easily say, this one, this one, this one. but if we're not rolling up her sleeves and actually engaging in this then we are in the same debate about who cares about kids. i care about kids. no, i care about kids. no, i care about kids. that's the debate we've been having during this period time. let me just say, this is what i think has happened. we get education policy by precedent. and i think the governor and the state chiefs were right about saying let's figure out a set of standards that are aligned to let kids know -- they move pretty fast about it. we were engaged within and brought a lot of teachers who critiqued the materials and things like that. this is what didn't happen. the public wasn't involved. parents were involved. the districts were involved. and so it felt li
you told the national association writers, you think the obamacare compensation is bad. the implication of the common core is far worse. who is to blame and is anyone stepping up to fix it? >> i'm not a big believer in blame. i'm a big believer -- and let me say what. i'm a union leader. i could easily say, this one, this one, this one. but if we're not rolling up her sleeves and actually engaging in this then we are in the same debate about who cares about kids. i care about kids. no, i...
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. >> we are going to crunch all of the data that's coming out over the new obamacare website. some 400 changes that were made by programmers and code writers, but there are more changes to come as far as the back end of the site important for insurance companies. wet get into that and talk about what these numbers mean and the way this entire site is heading. >> it's the back end. everything is about the back end. >> just for you, tony harris. >> at the top of the hour right here on al jazeera america. >> a return of a familiar face to the usc football program, jessica taff is here with your supports ted lines. >> a new big man on campus, it seems. usc has named washington steve kar sizi and the trojans are hoping he can turn around the football program like he did for the huskies. he was an assistant with the usc in 2007 and '8 went 6 and 2 after taking over for lane kisin who was fired in september. mean while, trouble off of the ice for simeon barlemov. he is scheduled to be back in court on monday in denver to face those misdemeanor charges for assault charges that he had
. >> we are going to crunch all of the data that's coming out over the new obamacare website. some 400 changes that were made by programmers and code writers, but there are more changes to come as far as the back end of the site important for insurance companies. wet get into that and talk about what these numbers mean and the way this entire site is heading. >> it's the back end. everything is about the back end. >> just for you, tony harris. >> at the top of the hour...
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. >> they should be demonstrating for approval of the keystone pipeline, for repeal of job-killing obamacare, for an end to the war on coal. you know, a variety of different things that would really, that would, create the kind of jobs that we need and that this fellow, who was really quite an articulate,,pleasant guy, could take. melissa: yeah. no, absolutely. i mean i think we learned a lot in that segment. thank you very much, peter. >> thank you. melissa: i hope those will tweet me and what you thought about all those things put together. thank you. >>> now to news out of south africa where revered apartheid icon nelson mandela has passed away. he was 95 years old. the country's president just announced to the world how the former leader passed away. it was peacefully at his home. mandela of course inspired generations of politicians and activists. president obama will be making a statement on his passing shortly. when that happens we'll take it live. very sad. more "money" after this. ♪ [ male announcer ] they are a glowing example of what it means to the bst. and at this special time
. >> they should be demonstrating for approval of the keystone pipeline, for repeal of job-killing obamacare, for an end to the war on coal. you know, a variety of different things that would really, that would, create the kind of jobs that we need and that this fellow, who was really quite an articulate,,pleasant guy, could take. melissa: yeah. no, absolutely. i mean i think we learned a lot in that segment. thank you very much, peter. >> thank you. melissa: i hope those will tweet...
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plus the white house says the obamacare website is finally running more smoothly. healthcare.gov can now handle 50,000 users all at the same time. with a sign up deadline just ahead this month it will face a very big check up coming soon. and a political crisis is growing in thailand. protesters in bangkok were hit with tear gas and water canons and calling for the prime minister to step down. a series of explosions at a funeral kills at least ten people in iraq. the bombs went off while they were burying the body of their son and no claim of responsibility in the attack. november was a very violent month in iraq and hundreds were killed and the u.n. says there has been a surge in execution-style attacks. more than 8,000 people have been killed since the beginning of this year and in november alone more than 500 civilians and 100 security forces were killed. chance of any friend of america is a traitor and hundreds of protesters called for a stop to u.s. drone strikes and demonstrators burned a likeness of president obama and the protest was staged by the defense o
plus the white house says the obamacare website is finally running more smoothly. healthcare.gov can now handle 50,000 users all at the same time. with a sign up deadline just ahead this month it will face a very big check up coming soon. and a political crisis is growing in thailand. protesters in bangkok were hit with tear gas and water canons and calling for the prime minister to step down. a series of explosions at a funeral kills at least ten people in iraq. the bombs went off while they...
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further, the obamacare website interacts with the i.r.s. and social security administration databases thereby exposing americans to even greater risk of theft of their most private personal information. in their written testimony, these experts warn the following about the health care.gov website. quote, there are clear indicators that even basic security was not, not built into the healthcare.gov website, end quote. quote, the vast amount of healthcare.gov code also means asupplying industry standards, security practices is a task that can have no real chance of success. end quote. healthcare.gov, quote, creates massive opportunity for fraud, scams, deceptive trade practices, identity theft, and more, end quote. mr. speaker, these threats to american family finances prompted me to ask the panel of cybersecurity experts within, under obamacare, americans can seek compensation from the federal government for financial losses caused by use of healthcare.gov. in reply not one expert, not one indicated obamacare requires the federal government
further, the obamacare website interacts with the i.r.s. and social security administration databases thereby exposing americans to even greater risk of theft of their most private personal information. in their written testimony, these experts warn the following about the health care.gov website. quote, there are clear indicators that even basic security was not, not built into the healthcare.gov website, end quote. quote, the vast amount of healthcare.gov code also means asupplying industry...
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and it was, mainly to support the president's agenda items, including obamacare but also his education initiatives and other measures. back to you. ashley: peter barnes, thank you so much. >> you bet. tracy: let's get a quick reaction on these markets after that news peter just brought us. nicole petallides on floor of the new york stock exchange. little bit of movement. >> yeah a little bit of movement up off the lows. keeping close eye on 10-year bond. 2.84% on the 10-year and that is very key. all to the downside coming off the lows of the day. tracy and ashley, lowest point on the dow was 15,791. we're now 15,825. you have seen some improvement. that being said the financials were trying to give it a go. the financials have been extremely weak lately these last few days. we saw them in the green earlier today. however we're watching them go back and forth. moment ago banking index is lower. now it is higher. that is something, you see us come off the lows after the beige book report. there is look at financials, jpmorgan, bank of america, goldman sachs are squeezing into the green.
and it was, mainly to support the president's agenda items, including obamacare but also his education initiatives and other measures. back to you. ashley: peter barnes, thank you so much. >> you bet. tracy: let's get a quick reaction on these markets after that news peter just brought us. nicole petallides on floor of the new york stock exchange. little bit of movement. >> yeah a little bit of movement up off the lows. keeping close eye on 10-year bond. 2.84% on the 10-year and...
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oh, yes, they did do that, with obamacare. oh, yes, they are doing it in negotiating with terrorist thugs who want us wiped off the map. same kind s is the of inane thinking that would have an american president in 1970's proclaiming the ayatollah khomeini as a man of ace, when he was a terrorist and took over a nation and its litary for the first time in terrorist, that a islamic leader had been the leader of a country. with a powerful military. another article from ownhall.com, december 5, 2013, violence against christians is rising across the middle east. endoors -- open doors u.s.a. investigates for "town hall" magazine. christians in the middle east and around the world are being persecuted, imprisoned and martyred for their faith. there's widespread systemic violence and no one in the mainstream media and government seems to have noticed. we may see the elimination and extinction of christianity in its very birth place. without a whimper of protest from the west. i got to say, if the god who protected israel in its incep
oh, yes, they did do that, with obamacare. oh, yes, they are doing it in negotiating with terrorist thugs who want us wiped off the map. same kind s is the of inane thinking that would have an american president in 1970's proclaiming the ayatollah khomeini as a man of ace, when he was a terrorist and took over a nation and its litary for the first time in terrorist, that a islamic leader had been the leader of a country. with a powerful military. another article from ownhall.com, december 5,...
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once obamacare is fully deployed, a lot more people will have insurance. amount should go down. economists that that alone doesn't go far to explain the high bills we see. several callers waiting to talk to you. we'll try to run through them. corpus christi, texas for republicans. you're on with elizabeth rosenthal. caller: going morning. how y'all doing this morning. >> good. i want to had. have my own medical issues, but something that i found out, when the hospital is providing with this enormous invoice, round ay $40,000 for numbers. and then your pre negotiated cost through your healthcare place of ets you to a $10,000. the reason one of the main go ons the hospital has to so high they know that they're not getting that money. implication with it. they take the $30,000, the difference between what they're and what they're billing and call it a loss. arbitrary is just an made uhm number to generate a big loss for the hospital. i do understand most of them on a non-profit status from a cp technique a's perspective and that's why they inflate the bill so drastically. >> elizab
once obamacare is fully deployed, a lot more people will have insurance. amount should go down. economists that that alone doesn't go far to explain the high bills we see. several callers waiting to talk to you. we'll try to run through them. corpus christi, texas for republicans. you're on with elizabeth rosenthal. caller: going morning. how y'all doing this morning. >> good. i want to had. have my own medical issues, but something that i found out, when the hospital is providing with...